Rosie now needs a place to stay again from Tuesday afternoon or even before that if you can manage it to make sure she settles.
We need someone to take her from Tuesday afternoon or earlier and keep her until Dee gets rehoused - have asked for an ETA for that, but it can't be much longer as the halfway house costs the council a small fortune. The foster home doesn't have to be in central London, but they do need to ideally not have any dogs or cats.
Rosie is 11 years old and very sweet with people.
We have some funds as yet unallocated from the appeal but we have already eaten into much of the money already donated for dog sitting cover on other days when Rosie needed a sitter.THe possible bill for an animal aunt to cover the period current foster mum is working is just too enormous to contemplate and we just don't have the money donated to anywhere near cover it.
Hence we are now officially desperate! To add to to equation - I am so busy with the Don"t Cook Your Dog Campaign and school holidays having broken up plus being about to go away myself, I really can't spend as much time trying to make this happen as I would normally and have already for this case - so I am begging you to please help me find somewhere for Rosie to stay!
Click here for their JustGiving link - we are really in need of topping this up now as we've lost all margin of error. Tailwaggers is a tiny little charity and we really do need your help!
My email address is beverley@dogstodaymagazine.co.uk if you can help in any way at all!!!
Rosie's owner Dee is an OAP with mobility problems. Due to misfortune she's ended up homeless in London and the council halfway house wasn't dog friendly so rather than give up her two dogs - which are the most important things in her life - she chose to sleep in the car with them instead. As soon as we heard about this we tried to find foster home for Rosie and Milo - and Tailwaggers Club Trust set up a Just Giving page to mean we could pay for dog sitters etc to keep the dogs safe. We've already used some of that money for cover days when Rosie's foster mums had to go out to work and leave Rosie.
Milo is happily settled, but Rosie needs someone who has no other dogs or cats as Rosie is not greatly socialised. She can be left for a couple of hours but gets distressed if any longer. She is a very affectionate and loving dog and all her foster mums have adored her.
Hopefully Dee will soon reach to the top of the emergency housing list and will get her own place and she can have her best friends back. But until then, we need a plan B. If you think you could offer Rosie a temporary foster home can you email me beverley@dogstodaymagazine.co.uk with more details. Many thanks!
Here's Dee's other dog Milo in his Foster home.
I've just received this email about Dee's other dog Milo's who is with foster mum Kia.
Dear Beverley We have just found out from Dee that Milo has cancer in his lump on his leg. Fortunately it won't spread to his organs but the worse case scenario might be losing the leg. I will let you know what is happening after we have seen the vet next Tuesday. I will be giving him LOADS of healing in the mean time.
Anyway ... A lovely lady called Lisa Gozling sent Milo of a box of cookies from Daisy's Dog Deli. Please see the link underneath as I have filmed him eating them and out its on Youtube so hopefully you can add it to your next blog.
I have also enclosed some more pics. The third one is of Dee holding Milo outside the vet... she said she doesn't mind you putting it in your magazine or internet if you write another blog.
Milo has officially become one of my closest and best friends. Tim is very busy with Cleo so Milo has adopted me as his temporary Mum and he follows me everywhere. He causes me to laugh out loud at least five times a day as he such a strong character. I love him sitting next to me on the sofa and his special Zebra-print, fluffy basket that I bought him is right next to my bed at night. He seems to love eating lettuce, broad beans and all sorts of vegetables etc that he constantly begs from my plate. He can be a grumpy growler at times but I think that's because his little leg hurts him where a Rottweiller sat on him recently. In short I love him profoundly and it will break my heart into a hundred pieces to let him go back to Dee. But I will never forget the happiness he has given me and how healing his company is on so many levels.
Kind prayers for his healing would be very much appreciated if your wonderful readers could possibly spare the time. My love and gratitude Kia xxx
If you love dogs and cats and enjoy helping them, then please think about supporting the work of Tailwaggers Club Trust. We are not just another dog and cat charity. Tailwaggers helps needy dog and cat owners in meeting the cost of veterinary bills. Often the need for help is a result of a change in circumstances: ill health; domestic situations; financial hardship or just simply a consequence of bad luck. To receive an unplanned veterinary bill, due to a pet’s serious accident or illness can be devastating to owners. We are often the ONLY organisation that dog and cat owners can turn to when they are in distress about meeting the cost of unexpected veterinary bills. Sometimes this can, quite literally, make the difference between life and death of a beloved pet. Unlike other animal charities, Tailwaggers does not adhere to strict rules and regulations and reviews each referral on individual merits, which gives us greater flexibility in helping pet owners. TAILWAGGERS CLUB TRUST PO Box 1008 Maidenbower Crawley RH10 7PY UK Registered Charity No. 265069 email: admin@tailwaggersclubtrust.com
Some history
Our past...
The Tailwaggers Club was founded in 1928 by Captain Horace Hobbs. Dogs that became members of The Tailwaggers Club received a special collar medallion engraved with the Club’s logo and the motto ‘I help my pals’. In just over a year, the Club flourished and more than 200,000 dogs had enrolled, enabling £20,000 to be donated to help the work of the Royal Veterinary College.
In 1930, The Tailwaggers Club was able to offer financial support to the newly-formed Guide Dogs for the Blind. During the mid-30’s, the Club had almost a million dog members, many of them belonging to the Royal family and famous celebrities.
The Club continued on a reduced scale after the Second World War and in 1960, Spillers petfood company bought the club assets. The Club received a number of substantial legacies, and Spillers registered a charitable trust in 1972 to administer these funds - the Tailwaggers Club Trust
Today, Tailwaggers operates as an extremely small organisation, but it does make a real difference to pet owners, struggling to pay vet bills. Anything you can give will make a huge difference to needy pet owners who might otherwise be left with nowhere to turn.
I've been dog mad since I was a kid and since 1990 I've been the Editor of Dogs Today magazine. I've a life-long love of Beardies and now also have a rescued working Springer, Tess. I'm Chairman of the ancient and tiny charity Tailwaggers and would dearly love to see it grow as there's never been such a need for a charity that listens. Please ask not what Tailwaggers can do for you - but what you can do for Tailwaggers as it really does need your support!
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